A certain “jolly happy soul,” made his way through downtown Ann Arbor Monday afternoon to ask passers-by how they were holding up in the record-setting cold.

Fortunately for Frosty, but perhaps unfortunately for everyone else, the sun was not so hot that day, and many people said that the weather was the coldest they’d ever experienced.

One longtime Ann Arbor resident said that in her 44 years in the city she could only remember a handful of times when the weather was as biting as it was Monday. With even colder temperatures expected Tuesday, Marlene Gitelman recommended that everyone stay inside and bundle up as much as possible.

With wind chills possibly dipping below -40 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday, even Frosty will be staying indoors, and he recommends you do too.

Ben Freed is a general assignments reporter (with very little shame) for The Ann Arbor News. Email him at benfreed@mlive.com and follow him on twitter at @BFreedinA2. He also answers the phone at 734-623-2528.